Stephen Gordon
@stephenfgordon
Economics professor at Université Laval.
"Support for SM is higher among people who support progressive redistribution policies, despite SM doing precisely the opposite through a regressive tax on consumers and by supporting the incomes of relatively high-income families." nationalpost.com/opinion/ryan-c…
No, that's considered opinion, not news.
Does @acoyne on At Issue count?
We are so on this! See National Post online and print tomorrow for a piece by @ryantcardwell, professor of food & ag economics at University of Manitoba
I defy you to find a news story or a video clip in which a Canadian media outlet lets an economist explain why supply management is bad.
We will have an essay doing just this in print and online tomorrow at National Post, from agricultural economist Ryan Cardwell!
I defy you to find a news story or a video clip in which a Canadian media outlet lets an economist explain why supply management is bad.
Politicians almost always think interest rates should be lower than they are,” said Alan Blinder, a Princeton University economist and former Fed vice chair. “This is the major reason we need an independent central bank.” tinyurl.com/ytjftdr4
Canadian economics journalism sucks ass.
In the last 4 months, I've seen hundreds of mention of supply management, I've seen people say it's good, say it's bad. Not once have I ever seen someone actually explaining why. Not even once.
I defy you to find a news story or a video clip in which a Canadian media outlet lets an economist explain why supply management is bad.
Unthinkable for Parliament to renege on trade protection for dairy farmers, says Bloc leader @yfblanchet. “When media say, ‘Okay, we will speak to an expert,’ and the guy is an enemy of supply management from the beginning, he is no expert. He is a militant.”…
Long ballot activists are assholes. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
He just can't stop making stuff up. The Bank of Canada's three core measures came in at 2.6%, 3.1% and 3.0% in June, from 2.6%, 3.0% and 3.0% in May. There is no jump to 3.4%.
I've been paying Typepad to host Worthwhile Canadian Initiative for 20 years now, and I think it's time to just make a copy and archive it somewhere. Advice, suggestions and tips would be appreciated. worthwhile.typepad.com/worthwhile_can…
"Comms professionals don’t like it when I say the point of modern communications is to find ways not to communicate, but I mean, holy cow, try reading a budget." Carney's clarity act open.substack.com/pub/paulwells/…
The Q&A: "Spending targets need to be accompanied by very clear capability targets" open.substack.com/pub/paulwells/…